Автор: Caro Robert A. Название: Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson, Vol. IV ISBN: 0375713255 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780375713255 Издательство: Random House (USA) Цена: 11620.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE, THE MARK LYNTON HISTORY PRIZE, THE AMERICAN HISTORY BOOK PRIZE Book Four of Robert A. Caro's monumentalThe Years of Lyndon Johnsondisplays all the narrative energy and illuminating insight that led theTimesof London to acclaim it as ';one of the truly great political biographies of the modern age. A masterpiece.'
The Passage of Powerfollows Lyndon Johnson through both the most frustrating and the most triumphant periods of his career1958 to1964.
It is a time that would see him trade the extraordinary power he had created for himself as Senate Majority Leader for what became the wretched powerlessness of a Vice President in an administration that disdained and distrusted him. Yet it was, as well, the time in which the presidency, the goal he had always pursued, would be thrust upon him in the moment it took an assassin's bullet to reach its mark.
By 1958, as Johnson began to maneuver for the presidency, he was known as one of the most brilliant politicians of his time, the greatest Senate Leader in our history. But the 1960 nomination would go to the young senator from Massachusetts, John F.
Kennedy. Caro gives us an unparalleled account of the machinations behind both the nomination and Kennedy's decision to offer Johnson the vice presidency, revealing the extent of Robert Kennedy's efforts to force Johnson off the ticket. With the consummate skill of a master storyteller, he exposes the savage animosity between Johnson and Kennedy's younger brother, portraying one of America's great political feuds.
Yet Robert Kennedy's overt contempt for Johnson was only part of the burden of humiliation and isolation he bore as Vice President. With a singular understanding of Johnson's heart and mind, Caro describes what it was like for this mighty politician to find himself altogether powerless in a world in which power is the crucial commodity.
For the first time, in Caro's breathtakingly vivid narrative, we see the Kennedy assassination through Lyndon Johnson's eyes. We watch Johnson step into the presidency, inheriting a staff fiercely loyal to his slain predecessor; a Congress determined to retain its power over the executive branch; and a nation in shock and mourning.
We see how within weeksgrasping the reins of the presidency with supreme masteryhe propels through Congress essential legislation that at the time of Kennedy's death seemed hopelessly logjammed and seizes on a dormant Kennedy program to create the revolutionary War on Poverty. Caro makes clear how the political genius with which Johnson had ruled the Senate now enabled him to make the presidency wholly his own. This was without doubt Johnson's finest hour, before his aspirations and accomplishments were overshadowed and eroded by the trap of Vietnam.
In its exploration of this pivotal period in Johnson's lifeand in the life of the nationThe Passage of Poweris not only the story of how he surmounted unprecedented obstacles in order to fulfill the highest purpose of the presidency but is, as well, a revelation of both the pragmatic potential in the presidency and what can be accomplished when the chief executive has the vision and determination to move beyond the pragmatic and initiate programs designed to transform a nation.
It is an epic story told with a depth of detail possible only through the peerless research that forms the foundation of Robert Caro's work, confirming Nicholas von Hoffman's verdict that ';Caro has changed the art of political biography.'
Автор: Thackeray, William Makepeace Название: Barry lyndon ISBN: 0199537461 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780199537464 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 13720.00 T Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ. Описание: New edition.
Автор: Lyndon-Cohen Dan Название: Reading Planet KS2 - Journeys: the Story of Migration to Bri ISBN: 1510452389 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781510452381 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 11390.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Welcome to Twinkleland Kingdom, where everything is 100% perfect. Except Princess Pea - she loves getting muddy and having fun and she`s not keen on choosing her own perfect unicorn at the Royal Unicorn Parade. Until the final unicorn turns out to be a podgy, pongy, proud, magic-horned...pig? And so the adventures of Princess Pea and Unipiggle beg
Автор: Harris, Lyndon Название: Sentencing referencer 2020 ISBN: 0414072359 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780414072350 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 91870.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: Thomas? Sentencing Referencer gives authoritative guidance on over 100 different sentencing orders, principles and topics, using a practical A-Z layout for easy navigation and quick answers in and out of court.
Автор: Blake Kevin Название: Lyndon B. Johnson ISBN: 1642808253 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781642808254 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 8570.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка.
Edible Wild Plants of Eastern North America, originally published in 1943, was a landmark book in terms of its thoroughness (covering nearly 1000 plant species, plus poisonous plants, mushrooms, seaweeds and lichens) and its detailed descriptions of each plant and their uses. This extensively revised new edition updates each plant's scientific name, adds distribution maps for many species, and includes all new illustrations. Also added are cautionary notes for plants once considered safe to eat but which are now considered dangerous if eaten or improperly prepared.
Contents
Extensive listings of plants by their uses such as edible greens, salads, soups, fruit, teas, jellies, and emergency food
Descriptions of nearly 1000 edible plants, with identifying features, habitats where found, distribution in the eastern United States (including many maps), seasons when available, and food uses.
Arranged into three main groups (Ferns and Fern Relatives, Conifers, and Seed Plants), and alphabetically by Plant Family
Poisonous plants and how to recognize them
Simple guide to poisonous and edible mushrooms, seaweeds and lichens
Bibliography of edible plant and plant identification resources
Glossary of botanical terms
Fully indexed by both common name and scientific name for ease-of use.
About the Authors
Merritt Lyndon Fernald (1873-1950) was a legendary American botanist. Based at Harvard University, he published more than 850 scientific papers and wrote and edited the seventh and eighth editions of Gray's Manual of Botany, long the standard flora of the region. As evident in this book, he also had an deep interest in wild food plants, and made many experiments with plants to determine their edibility and how best to prepare them.
Alfred Charles Kinsey (1894-1956) was an American biologist and professor of entomology and zoology at Indiana University, but perhaps most remembered as the founder, in 1947, of the Institute for Sex Research at Indiana University, now known as the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction.
Steve Chadde (1955- )is a botanist and plant ecologist who developed a passion for the natural world at an early age. His grandparents, German immigrants to the United States, were avid gardeners, and provided him with many memories of picking fresh fruit and garden vegetables as part of healthy, delicious meals. Later, in addition to his education and professional work as a botanist, he continued to expand on his knowledge of plants and their many uses. He has published numerous books on plants, including his recent state floras for Minnesota (2013), Wisconsin (2013), and for the Upper Peninsula of Michigan (2014). He is pleased to make this landmark work on edible plants once again available to a new generation.
Автор: Williams John Delane Название: Lee Harvey Oswald, Lyndon Johnson & the JFK Assassination ISBN: 1634242688 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781634242684 Издательство: Gazelle Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 31390.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: Incorporating the work of Ernst Titovets, this book explores the life of Lee Harvey Oswald, painting him as a real person—not as the straw man concocted to match the image of a lone assassin in search of greatness or infamy. Among other facets of his life and personality, the text explores Lee Harvey Oswalds relationships with Jack Ruby, David Ferrie, and Judyth Baker.
Автор: Charles Grace Guajardo, Garrett Gregory Lyndon, Iber Jorge Название: Mexican American Baseball in the Alamo Region ISBN: 1531677754 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781531677756 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 29420.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Lyndon-cohen, Dan Название: Black history: african empires ISBN: 1445180774 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781445180779 Издательство: Little Brown Рейтинг: Цена: 9100.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Discover the great civilisations of the African continent and the people within these complex societies
Автор: Lyndon, Dan Название: Black history: africa and the slave trade ISBN: 144518074X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781445180748 Издательство: Little Brown Рейтинг: Цена: 9100.00 T Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book looks at the impact of the transatlantic slave trade on Africa and on the lives of enslaved Africans
Автор: Lyndon, Dan Название: Black history: resistance and abolition ISBN: 1445180847 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781445180847 Издательство: Little Brown Рейтинг: Цена: 9100.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Learn about the struggle for freedom and the key events in the build up to the abolition of slavery.
Автор: Megarrity, Lyndon Название: Northern dreams ISBN: 1925984575 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781925984576 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 26400.00 T Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ. Описание: The book brings to life the passionate arguments about Northern Australia`s national significance and analyses the political debates that have periodically drawn the public`s attention northwards.
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